hurl3y4456
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I've recently gained interest in reading about latent inhibition. For those who aren't familiar, latent inhibition is a natural survival mechanism in which past input is deemed irrelevant relative to novel imput....This implies that past input will be filtered out or dampened to allow the user to not be overstimulated by a novel environment. Now, those with low latent inhibition have the inability to regard past input as irrelavant meaning that all input is treated as equal to the user depending on how severe the case is. Thus, low latent inhibition promotes very high sensory awareness and sensitivities that can be detrimental and potentially lead to phychosis/schizophrenia. This would only occur if the user is unable to process all the input such that it becomes convuluted and disorganized. Therefore, there is a strong link between intelligence and ability to withstand LLI.
I've noticed with myself that I tend to shutdown (not able to react accordingly) in crowded and confined areas with a lot of noise, which can be connected to LLI. I also can go into a state of flow or hyper focus depending on my interest level, which causes me to become completely oblivious to external input. This would seem to imply high latent inhibition, however, my internal mind is juggling multiple inputs at once to solve a problem. I once spent two weeks straight working on a Math Proof and my Mom said I was unaware of people at the time. This leads me to believe that I either have ADHD, aspergers or some combination. I haven't ever dated at 28 years old, so it seems aspergers is likely, especially considering my relatively narrow interests.
Do any of you suffer from low latent inhibition and do you believe there is q correlation with type? It seems to be more of q neurological issue coupled with high sensitivities.
I've noticed with myself that I tend to shutdown (not able to react accordingly) in crowded and confined areas with a lot of noise, which can be connected to LLI. I also can go into a state of flow or hyper focus depending on my interest level, which causes me to become completely oblivious to external input. This would seem to imply high latent inhibition, however, my internal mind is juggling multiple inputs at once to solve a problem. I once spent two weeks straight working on a Math Proof and my Mom said I was unaware of people at the time. This leads me to believe that I either have ADHD, aspergers or some combination. I haven't ever dated at 28 years old, so it seems aspergers is likely, especially considering my relatively narrow interests.
Do any of you suffer from low latent inhibition and do you believe there is q correlation with type? It seems to be more of q neurological issue coupled with high sensitivities.